NATION
THE MARKER WE'VE BEEN...WAITING FOR (SPECIAL REPORT)
THE INCREDIBLE SAGA OF HOW A CHARISMATIC FORMER MUSIC TEACHER AND 38 ANDROGYNOUS FOLLOWERS KILLED THEMSELVES IN ORDER TO HOOK UP WITH A UFO
MEANWHILE, BACK AT THE RANCH... (SPECIAL REPORT)
THE LURE OF THE CULT (SPECIAL REPORT)
OUT WHERE RELIGION AND JUNK CULTURE MEET, SOME WEIRD NEW OFFSPRING ARE RISING
NEWT IN THE CROSSHAIRS
G.O.P. SNIPERS HAVE TAKEN AIM AT THE SPEAKER, BUT NO ONE HAS FIGURED OUT HOW TO GOVERN WITH A BIG AGENDA AND A TINY MAJORITY
BUSH'S FINAL SALUTE
THE EX-PRESIDENT CLOSES THE BOOK ON A TERRIFYING WORLD WAR II EXPERIENCE
LIFE AND DEATH ON THE WEB (SPECIAL REPORT)
IMPRISONED BY HIS OWN PASSIONS: Marshall Herff Applewhite (SPECIAL REPORT)
PENALIZED FOR HIS SEXUALITY, THE FUTURE GURU EMBARKED ON A QUEST FOR SEXLESS DEVOTION AND AN ANTISEPTIC HEAVEN
WITH BO AND PEEP, A CHORE EVERY 12 BEEPS (SPECIAL REPORT)
A STAR TREK INTO THE X-FILES (SPECIAL REPORT)
CHICAGO'S LAST HOPE
WILL A SAVAGE CRIME HELP THE CITY FACE ITS HATE?
FAMILY FORGIVENESS
MARTIN LUTHER KING'S SON MEETS HIS FATHER'S CONVICTED KILLER, GIVING NEW LIFE TO WILD THEORIES
STATIC ON PUBLIC RADIO
SEVEN DISCRIMINATION CASES IN TWO YEARS HAVE TAKEN THEIR TOLL ON NPR'S WARM-AND-FUZZY IMAGE
HEALTH & MEDICINE
MAMMOGRAM TWO-STEP (Health)
PERFORMING A BRISK ABOUT-FACE, THE GOVERNMENT BACKS REGULAR SCREENINGS FOR WOMEN IN THEIR 40S
BRIEFING
Notebook: Apr. 7, 1997 (Notebook)
STENOGRAPHER TO TAKE THE NOTES AND RUN (Notebook)
REICH'S KISS-AND-SHRUG (Notebook)
Milestones Apr. 7, 1997 (Notebook / MILESTONES)
STEVEN SPIELBERG'S WINNING DIRECTION: CALL TAILS (Notebook)
A CUT ABOVE THE REST (Notebook)
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
Contributors: Apr. 7, 1997
OUR DAYS OF JUDGMENT (Essay)
THE HEAVEN'S GATE TRAGEDY ASKS US, WHEN DOES A CULT BECOME A FAITH?
BUSINESS
AN OVERTAXED IRS
ITS KLUTZY COMPUTER SYSTEM COSTS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT $150 BILLION A YEAR IN UNCOLLECTED TAXES AND MAKES THE AGENCY AN EASY MARK FOR CHEATS
SOUR GRAPES
KENDALL-JACKSON IS CHARGING IN COURT THAT GALLO COPIED ITS WINE-BOTTLE DESIGN, THEREBY SIPHONING SALES. THE RESULT: TWO ANGRY VINTNERS, NOT MUCH RESERVE
Techwatch: Apr. 7, 1997 (TECHWATCH)
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
MIRACLE ON 42ND ST. (The Arts / SHOW BIZ)
TALK ABOUT TURNAROUND: IT USED TO BE NEW YORK'S SLEAZIEST BLOCK. NOW, WITH DISNEY'S GLORIOUS NEW THEATER, IT GLITTERS
CINEMA: A SAINT GOES MARCHING ON (The Arts / CINEMA)
METICULOUS CRAFTSMAN? METHOD MONSTER? EITHER WAY, VAL KILMER'S A STAR
CINEMA: YOUNG AND RESTLESS (The Arts / CINEMA)
DIFFERING VIEWS OF LOVE IN THE '50S AND IN THE '90S, SHAPED BY HOW EACH DEFINES INNOCENCE
TELEVISION: DOES THE EYE HAVE IT? (The Arts / TELEVISION)
CBS MAKES A LONG-BELATED ENTRY INTO CABLE, BUT EYE ON PEOPLE WILL HAVE TROUBLE FINDING A NICHE
MUSIC: RASTA REBEL (The Arts / MUSIC)
SINGER LUCIANO MOVES REGGAE BACK TO ITS ROOTS
BOOKS: DECONSTRUCTING THE DUKE (The Arts / BOOKS)
GARRY WILLS FAILS TO CAPTURE THE ESSENCE OF AN ICON
BOOKS: NO MERCY (The Arts / BOOKS)
STORIES THAT FOCUS ON THE STRUGGLES OF LOST SOULS
BOOKS: FACT VS. FAITH (The Arts / BOOKS)
A REPORTER INVESTIGATES THE HOT DEBATE OVER JESUS